All articles by Robert Adam
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OpinionArchitects won’t save the planet
The belief that architecture can save the world from environmental disaster is just a grandiose delusion. Much better that architects focus on what they can control, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionWhy is architecture’s biggest cash prize also its biggest secret?
Architecture’s most lucrative prize is also its most honest, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionThis motley crew of place-makers will only succeed when they share the same vision
Consultants and clients lack a shared vision of what constitutes a good place, writes Robert Adam
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ReviewNo Free Parking: The Curious History of London’s Monopoly Streets
Robert Adam enjoys Nicholas Boys Smith’s deep dive into the history of London’s streets
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OpinionBeauty is in the eye of the community
When it comes to defining what makes a place beautiful, we should defer to those who live in that community, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionLet’s get real
Rigid dogma about what is and is not ’authentic’ has hamstrung architects. We need to break out of these shackles and recognise that all architecture is drawing from the past, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionWho’s it all for?
Most architecture is a form of public art, so why do so many architects seem to disregard what the wider population claims to like, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionThe Elefante in the room
Adaptable buildings are often the most sustainable, so how do we ensure today’s architecture is fit for tomorrow, asks Robert Adam
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FeaturesEsther McVey is wrong about architecture in every dimension
Housing minister’s much-ridiculed discovery of ‘3D architects’ betrays a deeper misunderstanding, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionRogers is not as anti-establishment as he appears
No amount of shuffling around in leisurewear can disguise the ‘radical’ architect’s status
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FeaturesRobert Adam waxes lyrical on the coalition's planning reforms
A new government looks like it’s going to make the most important reforms to planning since 1947.
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ReviewLost in wonder at Palladio at the RA
The Royal Academy’s exhibition celebrating 500 years since the great Italian’s birth is a must-see
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OpinionBreak free of World Heritage tyranny
If a two-level planning system wasn’t hard enough, we now a have third level — and it’s global.